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Show u lirWA-Rf.'- ivriYJSMlxr i Review o2 Cwnwreint EhyeirutoEc - ' or utmi l j 2 0 1938 Cents Per Copy LABORS LABOR DEFEATS LABOR Jews and Comment NON-PARTISA- N LEAGUE By M. I. T. DO TRADE UNION UNIT OPPOSES PROPOSED CITY MANAGER PLAN By M. ZARITSKY THE PARENTS LOVE THEIR CHILDREN IN SALT LAKE CITY 7 ganized Labor of Utah o.'gea Hike In Silver Price Labor, both C. I. O. and A. F. L, are cooperating with all other groups in seeking a higher government price for newly mined silver. C. I. O. leaders in Utah are .seeking a price of $1.29 an ounce for the white metal, or at least a restoration of the former price of 77.57 cents. The district union of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers has prepared resolutions directed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Other local unions of the C. I. O. are doing likewise. A. F. L heads have forwarded a communication to William Green, president of the A. F. L, asking him to take a hand in the establishment of the silver price. A. S. Brown, Democratic national committeeman from Utah, is very active in behalf of silver and is cooperating with mining men and other forces in efforts to have the new white metal price set at a proper figure. Utah's Congressional delegation is doing its part, and so is Governor Henry H. Blood and other state, county and (Mr. Zaritsky is president of the There are 89,855 registered vot Trade Union Democratic unit of United Hatters, Cap and Millinery ers in Salt Lake City, but only League Workers' International Union, an the Labor's were interested enough to vote 7118 A. F. L. affiliate. He is an ardent at its meeting Monday night went at the school election December ' advocate of peace among the labor on record as opposed to the city is a deplorable situation when plan. The city manager theIt leaders, and of united action in the manager and other relatives o' parents is plan being actively agitated by school children do political field.) not love them Commerce of Chamber of Junior Whatever comfort or consolation Salt Lake to take time once in two enough City. others may derive from the results to to and vote the polls go years It was the unanimous opinion of of November 8 elections, there is those most the officers for important . but one finding of significance ment present that the city governmore democracy in- within the city. needs that I, as a labor man, can obtain stead of dictatorship a city manfrom them. And that is that labor would be a direct WHATS THEIR ager system has suffered a serious BIG RUSH? I know that one can cast up the step toward dictatorship in city affairs. total of one state and set it against None of those who clamor for the Instead of favoring one-ma- n the total of another state and find immediate the members deportation of Harry government League that we have not lost completely. spoke in favor of West Coast C. I. 0. dia commission Bridges, I know that our expert calculators would form comof rector, agree that by doing government with a can prove that our election ledger so they are placing the Supreme municipal officials in Utah. missioner to be elected each from is not entirely in the red. And of of the municipal wards. Court of the United States in con Th Utah Labor News has always done its part in Adcourse, I shall agree with them. Mayor to city Yet they are. be elected at large. tempt. We believe that at this Obviously an election that leaves The U. S. Supreme Court has vocacy of stabilized metal prices. A good commission responsible Governor Lehman and Senator directly to the people is a guaran-- 1 just such case up for disposition time the price of new silver should be set at $1.29. It would . Wagner in office in the all impor ee of good government in Salt I Secretary of Labor Perkins de be a step in the fight direction, and would not only help to retant industrial state of New York Lake City, was the prevailing dared over and over again that her vive the mining industry but would help agriculture and busicannot be considered a serious of those in hands with relation to Bridges are opinion Certainly there is cause for he discussion of participating tied until the Supreme Court speaks. ness. the subject. cheer in the defeat of the impossiIf it were within our power to do so, we would not stop at One speaker declared that the Evidently the shouters for quick ble Governor Merriam of California the action of are afraid of the Supreme iroposal city managerial setting the price of new silver at $1.29, but we would also esand the even more important deis the original child of Amer-- 1 Court decision and wish to nullify tablish a )lan feat of the living minimum price for new wheat, com, oats and proposal icas Dollar ; Nobility, as represent- it beforehand by having Bridges there. And as we cast our eye on ed also cotton. Government to buy all these necessiand by special interests, who insist illegally deported before the Court barley, the returns from various parts of a chance to render its verdict. ties of life directly from the producers and store them in its the country between these two upon putting an egotistical appren- - hasThis may look like patriotism to elevators and warehouses from where the flour millers, textile (Continued on page 3) states, we can find many more but not to those who really mills, brewers, distillers, etc., could some, such causes for cheer. If we could purchase according to believe in our democratic , only keep our their needs. eyes conveniently PROTESTS NAZI closed and skip the dark spots as This would eliminate gambling in necessities of life, would we view the returns from coast to OPPPRESSION OF THINK GROWTH, PROGRESS . give the producer a fair price for his labor, and the consumer coast, weceuld ba.JtkaJh'vritrt cl C Iand ATTAINIISNT would men. I dont think it would be wba not . b rcbb?d both going and coming. use to our eyes in this manIn our opinion, this country will never escape periodical policy A well a work mother cant with MASS the would MEETING certainbut ner, picture and unemployment until the government whining infant at her heels, a busi-- ( panics, depressions HEARS INSPIRING ly be a rosier one. banks and currency, and stabilizes the marContinued on page 8) owns its reserve I dont believe it is ever smart ADDRESSES keting of food products and cotton. policy to shut our eyes or our Several hundred This is a mighty important subject and is worthy of con-- ( men and women LABOR ON ITS minds to unpleasant facts. I pro met instead Continued on page 8) healthful the the at exercise Sunday night First pose of refusing to blink our eyes in the Methodist church in Salt Lake City FORWARD MARCH face of whatever facts may come to hear speakers explain the acute to , W. P. A. WORKERS light, whether they be pleasant European situation and the perse or unpleasant. Its good practice cution of Jews, Catholics and other NUCKOLLS PACKING CO. Political Outlook IS 100 PER CENT MAKE AND REPAIR and makes for a realistic under- minorities by Nazis of Germany. ORGANIZED In Among the speakers were the standing of the world about us. TOYS CHRISTMAS Rev. Jacob Now, the realistic fact of Novem Utah and U. S. Trapp, pastor of the Marion Nuckolls, president of her elections is that the Tories First Unitarian church; the Rev. Compiled From Reports have made important strides for- A. W. Lyons, president of the Salt the Nuckolls Packing company, More than 1,500,000 toys and of Observers ward; they have made important Lake Ministerial Association; John Pueblo, Colorado, writes to R. J. other gifts will go out this Christinroads into our territory. Let us D. Rice, deputy state attorney gen- Taylor, Salt Lake City manager mas from Works Progress Adminrealize this fact and stop trying to eral; E. M. Royle, secretary of the of the concern, telling him that he istration work rooms to children WHAT CONGRESS Utah State Congress of Industrial is proud of the fact that we are for whom the day might otherwise IS LIKELY TO gloss it over. DO? In part the letter be one of disappointment. Organization; D. H. Oliver, presi- a union house. we The first item that canjnark on our realistic score book isYhat dent of the Utah Council of Na- reads; Fifty thousand men and women In January, 1939, the Congress Wil-fortional relief rolls have givent weeks from Nuckolls "The d Packing company Negro Congress, and the New Deal has been severely of the United States will go into Owen Woodruff. is a 100 per cent union house and or months of work on special toy hurt. It has not been knocked out. session. Its activities will directly State Senator Lawrence E. Nel- we want to cooperate and assist or- projects or part of their time on Nowheres near that. But it did affect the life and welfare of reand furniture get damaging body blows and the son, chairman of the Joint Protest ganized labor in every possible regular sewing woman and child in this every man, old to Committee I am very proud of the pair projects reconditioning Against Nazi Persecu- manner. hurt will show when it goes in to country. ones. new or and we a union house are and that toys fact introduced the making fight its rounds in the new Con- tions, presided It is not too early to make a speakers. They have turned scraps of lumby standing shoulder to shoulder gress. estimate of what the new general boxes into The meeting opened with an or- with organized labor, we cannot ber and packing brightTake them state by state and will do with respect to Congress hobby-horsand carts, to recital by Frank W. Asper, and only be of invaluable assistance ly painted round by round Pennsylvania, gan the social legislation put on the into ends cloth of odds and and ason can also but its members, (Continued they Page 5) statute books by the New Deal in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesist in putting a 100 per cent union counterpane toys such as soft, the sota. Include New York, if you and past six years. creatures rag house over in keeping union men stuffed jungle please, which despite the victory of N. L. R. B. REGION litand Banking children legislation and legislasmaller for and women at work and in showing dolls, Lehman, Wagner, Mead and Polet- tion the Stock Exchange discarded The invalids. regulating tle toys 100 the world at large that a per ti cannot be considered completely 22 GIVES and issuance the of securities is cent union house can succeed in of more fortunate children have labor's round, as I shall presently to remain sterilikely and been virtually unrepaired, brightened spite of the fact that it is a target explain. And do not exclude New STATISTICS old The of bankers order changed. lized. for the keenest kind of competiout and Jersey whose results cheer or dishas been well S. assistant wiped Ellen pretty Woodward, Special to the Utah Labor News. tion. the Richard courage one according to the symof of Whitney, sentencing Mr. Nuckolls letter speaks vol- WPA administrator in charge DENVER Aaron W. Warner, umes pathies he happens to hold. New former president of the Stock Exand women's projects, All professional union union the for shop. al Jersey is perhaps the perfect ex- director for 22nd region of the women should realize that gave credit to local groups in the change, to a term in Sing Sing Labor Relations Board, has men and to ample- of the confusion among latowns for much of the prison, broke the back of the rabid patronize union shops cities and success bor in respect to political align- released information which indi- it pays greater each opposition to the Securities and programs and union products. ments. It all depends what ox you cates through statistics the ts to Exchange Commission. established was WPA since year of the NLRB through Social Security to Stay prefer to have gored whether it none where and work wages give was more important to lick Hague its regional office in Denver, which KNOCK NAZIS Social Security Act faces The existed. even though an opponent of the includes in its territory the states a demand for its repeal is but been fire, Each project jias sponsored The San Francisco Industrial New Deal was' elected, or whether of Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, It is the expansion welfare or likely. local hardly a governmental Union Council has written to by to have had a Roosevelt man elect- New Mexico, and Utah. benefits and unemploya of old-ag- e and by agency ed even though he was sponsored The Denver office was opened as President Roosevelt urging that charitable, fraternal or civic organ- ment compensation that men talk by Hague. Take your choice and a office in July, 1937, the United States sever all diplo- ization which provide work rooms these days, and Republicans who of with bitters it. your cup and became the 22nd region in No- matic relations with Nazi Ger- and the few materials which are wooed the Townsendites during the School chil- campaign can hardly ask reduction Comfort for the Enemy vember, 1937. Since becoming a re- many. needed, she said. 262 has the office handled and Sunday of social benefits. Scouts The Republican leaders and the gion dren, Boy TRANSPORT WORKERS, of The principal target of attack is have 23,404 school classes workers, cases, involving gathered toys Tory newspapers are jubilant. C. O. I. BY AIDED 208 to be the reserve features HEAD, based were which side service with side charges upon organizaexpected states in the Republican by Eighteen CONTRACT R. T. I. of RENEW Social 54 based were the of and the and will tions Security Act and filing upon sponsors in help seats column; eighty Congress will be chil220 accusations number this Of to the distribute the articles groundless change hands; innumerable local petitions. old-ag- e YORK Aided penNEW for instituhurled that (UNS) homes and dren in workers, relief 20,360 money cases, involving officers wrested from the Demosions was used for political purcrats. They even see a "mandate have been closed, and 42 cases, in- by President John L. Lewis of the tions. who assisted in the negoNearly every branch of the WPA poses. against the New Deal in the elec- volving 3044 workers, remain pend- C. I. O., the As for the Tennessee Valley Autiations, Transport Workers and the National Youth Adminition, and if it were up to them, ing. Of the closed cases 87, or 39.5 union has signed an agreement ex- stration is engaged in some sort of thority and similar programs of rethey would insist on President and gional planning, the foundations NYA Roosevelts resignation. They saw per cent, were closed by agree-- ( tending its contract with the Inter-- ( Christmas activity. Continued on Continued on page 7) Page 4) (Continued on Page 7) (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on page 2) Non-Partis- as set-bac- k. de-fe- anti-picketi- at. ng . . ' 1 - es Na-ion- accom-ilishmen- sub-region- al ' |
